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Sunday 5th November (10am - 12pm) - PART 1

Sunday 19th November (10am - 12pm) - PART 2

SMILEY’S WINNING FORMULA

We pride ourselves on 5 years of sharing, understanding, processing and letting go of emotions in a safe group setting. Some children have come back to the same workshops year after year. As they grow up, they take something new away with them each time and that depends largely on what is going on for them at that time in their life or how they are feeling.

Smiley for Life workshops are packed with........

wisdom and insight

love and laughter

fun and magic

practical tools and strategies cleverly disguised as fun

Your child will be learning through...

interactive games

role play

creative crafts

exercises

discussion

relaxation / mindfulness

...........all designed to help your child feel great from the inside out.

Each workshop is delivered in two parts – 2 Sundays, 2 hours each with time in between for processing.

There is a good reason for this:

Continuity and familiarity provide a safe and secure place where your child feels comfortable

The material is delivered in manageable bite-sized chunks to prevent overwhelm

The content is fun and engaging ensuring your child has a good time

The time between the workshops allows your child the space to process and digest what they have learnt

Crafts, games and creative activities relax and engage your child so they can listen and share

A warm friendly group means never being alone with your stuff which is hugely validating (and a huge relief for some children)

Smiley’s toolkit is vast and varied as we recognise that not one size fits all

The workshops are very much child led which means your child gets what they need at that time

In my coaching work, I meet lots of children who worry. They don’t just worry a little bit about something new or troublesome, they worry a lot. Being a worry wart is not fun. It’s like living on red alert all the time and feeling like sometimes bad things are about to happen.

What if your child worries to the point where their behaviour changes. They may:-

Not be able to sleep at night or take a long time to get to sleep

Can't eat or develop tummy aches because of their worries

Avoid meeting new people or taking part in new activities

Stop enjoying school or wanting to go there

Withdraw and over think / analyse what has happened to them

Live more in the past or the future

Ask lots of questions or need lots of reassurance about their worries

Stop enjoying their usual routine /activities because of the worries

This workshop will teach your child:-

to live in the moment and feel relaxed

to find a place for the worries that doesn’t harm them

that they are in control of their thoughts and worries

that worrying doesn’t change anything and how to let go

to recognise the part they play in making the worries worse

Bursting with positive communication skills, body language, role play, crafts and creativity, this workshop will help your child to feel in control of their worries and empowered with coping strategies.

“Lisa I have been meaning to say how everyone has noticed a big change in Poppy since the course. I don’t know what you did in there but she has settled into her new school like a dream!! Totally beyond our expectations! She is usually so nervous and clingy and yet she skips in every day and has joined lots of clubs!! She started Brownies on Monday and again there was none of the usual clinging and shyness! Thank you!!! You have worked wonders!” Oorla Morgan, Cobham

Age Group: 7 – 10 years old

Course length: 4hrs (2 x 2 hour workshop)

Cost: £70 EARLY BIRD TICKET or £80 per child after 6th October 2017 (excluding booking fee)

Places are restricted to 10 children per workshop so book early to avoid disappointment. This is so that children are able to feel comfortable in a small group exploring and expressing their thoughts / feelings around this topic.

Smiley workshops are delivered by my capable and amazing team of Smileyettes. They are trained by me, know everything I know and have strong backgrounds in working with children.